Durant eyes six-week recovery after surgery

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant will miss at least six more weeks after successful surgery on his right foot.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant will miss at least six more weeks after successful surgery on his right foot. (Mark D. Smith, USA Today Sports)

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Kevin Durant out for at least six more weeks after successful surgery

Thunder forward Kevin Durant had successful surgery Thursday on his right foot. The procedure was performed in Charlotte, N.C.

He will be re-evaluated in six weeks.

The team is optimistic that the league's most valuable player will make a complete recovery and be able to return to action soon after being re-evaluated.

Durant complained of an "achy" pain in his foot after Saturday's practice. Because the fracture, called a Jones fracture, was diagnosed before it became more serious, his recovery time has been pegged at six-to-eight weeks. A Jones fracture involves a broken bone at the base of the small toe.

"We're really fortunate that we're catching it when we're catching it," general manager Sam Presti said. "We are very fortunate that Kevin notified us (Saturday) and that we're kind of catching it on the front end, before this became more of an acute issue."

Durant might only miss the first month of the season.

Durant led the league in minutes played last season — 3,122 — while averaging 32 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 81 games last season.